Great Masters in Painting: Perugino Part 18

There are studies in the Uffizi for the "Madonna," 251, 417; and for the "Christ on the Cross," 252, 400.

FLORENCE, CHURCH OF SS. ANNUNZIATA.

In the fifth chapel on the left is a =Virgin and Child enthroned between St. John Baptist and St. Francis=, much of which was probably painted by the pupils of Perugino.

There is a study for the St. Francis in the Uffizi, 254, 409.

In the seventh Chapel is an =a.s.sumption of the Virgin.=

The Madonna is in a luminous mandorla of rays and surrounded by angels and cherubs, while below on the ground the apostles and holy women, who are gazing up into heaven.

There is a study for five of the apostles in the Uffizi, 257, 405.

FLORENCE, CHURCH OF LA CALZA.

=The Crucifixion.=

The Magdalen is at the foot of the cross, and around are St. Jerome, St. Francis, St. John Baptist, and St. Giovanni Columbini of Siena.

FLORENCE, VIA FAENZA.

I am only prepared to accept the general idea of the =Cena di Foligno= as belonging to Perugino. He may have done the landscape, but I doubt it; and the figures around the table I do not think are his at all. Mr.

Berenson, however, accepts part of this work as Perugino's, and dates it very early about 1490.

FLORENCE, ST. SPIRITO WEST WINDOW.

=Ascension.=

Mr. Berenson states that this is from a design by Perugino.

MACERATA.

=Madonna and Child with two Saints.=

Only a small part of this is by the master, the remainder is by pupils.

MILAN, POLDI PEZZOLI MUSEUM.

=Madonna and Child.= Panel. 029 023 = 11 in. 9 in.

The Virgin is seated, and has the divine Child on her knees. On either side of her is an angel, one having clasped hands and the other with its hands folded across its breast.

MONTEFALCO, CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS (NEW PINACOTECA).

=The Nativity.=

Perugino's favourite structure with a pointed roof resting on four columns occupies the centre of the picture; under it is the divine Child lying upon the ground. The Madonna and St. Joseph are kneeling on either side, and behind them are the shepherds and some cattle.

Above, in the curve of the arch, is depicted the Eternal Father seated on the clouds within a mandorla of cherubs heads and on either side are kneeling adoring angels.

NAPLES, NATIONAL MUSEUM.

=Madonna and Child.= [11.]

Our Lady is seated, and has the divine Child, who is nude, on her knee. The scene is in a rocky valley. On the left is a man on a white horse and three youthful companions, on the right a group of five persons, two of whom hold golden cups in their hands.

NAPLES, DUOMO.

=The a.s.sumption.= Said to be dated 1460.

This picture was commissioned, so Vasari says, by Cardinal Oliviero Caraffa, who is represented kneeling to the left.

The Madonna is in a mandorla; two angels above are crowning her, and other angels playing on instruments are around. Below are the apostles and St. Paul, and to the left, the Cardinal with St.

Januarius.

I have not seen this picture.

PANICALE, LAGO TRASIMENO, CHURCH OF ST. SEBASTIAN.

=Martyrdom of St. Sebastian.= Fresco.

The saint is bound to a column which stands on a marble throne in the centre of the pavement of an arched Temple. Four archers are engaged in shooting arrows at the Saint. The Eternal Father appears high above, seated within a circle of cherubs and having on either side a kneeling angel.

On the pedestal is =P .... DE CASTRO ....= and on the four pillars the date =A.D. MDV.=

There is a study for one of the archers at Christ Church, Oxford.

PANICALE, LAGO TRASIMENO, CHURCH OF ST. AUGUSTINE.

=Virgin and Child.=

The Madonna is in the sky within a mandorla of cherubs, and has four angels around her playing on instruments. Below are two saints.

Much of this picture is by Lo Spagna.

PAVIA, CERTOSA.

A picture of six divisions of which the central one in the upper tier is alone by Perugino.